What Is the Difference Between an Hfr Strain and an F-Prime

question 47

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between an Hfr strain and an F-prime strain of Escherichia coli?

• A)The F-prime strain is not able to convert the recipient strain to F⁺.
• B)The F-prime strain is able to transfer any gene on the chromosome to the recipient cell.
• C)The F-prime strain has an F⁻ phenotype.
• D)The Hfr strain is able to transfer more E.coli genes to the recipient than the F-prime strain.
• E)The Hfr strain is unable to mate with an F⁻ strain.

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